動(dòng)詞 alleviate:

1. provide physical relief, as from pain
   同義詞：relieve, palliate, assuage
2. make easier
   同義詞：facilitate, ease

1. A town of south-central England northeast of Oxford. It was designated as a new town in1967 to alleviate overcrowding in London. Population, 126,500.
   米林基那斯英格蘭中南部一城鎮(zhèn)，位于牛津東北。為緩解倫敦的擁擠狀況1967年被劃為一新城鎮(zhèn)。人口126, 500
2. They alleviated the boredom of waiting by singing songs.
   他們以唱歌來(lái)減輕等候的厭煩。
3. The doctor gave her an injection to alleviate the pain.
   醫(yī)生給她注射以減輕疼痛。